Should I help this friend

Is it possible that your friend could become qualified with on the job training? If so you could tell your friend that you're willing to talk to your other friend about him, but be up front and honest with both of them....that he isn't qualified now, but He's a hard worker fast learner (only if that's true of course.)

I would have to say be honest. But do it tactfully. I would explain to this person that even if you did recommend him that he may not be hired because the job is not the right one for him. I do not feel that lying would be correct for you to do. It can cause a great deal of strain on the friendship. Even if he does not find out could you live with the guilt? If he is a friend then he would understand, I mean not everyone is suited for every job.

If you already know that your friend is not qualified then it would not be a good idea to recommend him now would it? So you recommend him, he takes the job and screws up, bad. How is that going to look on you? On the other hand, if you were to recommend him, tell your friend that the guy that you are recommending isn't qualified to do the job. Be honest and upfront. With both friends. At the least maybe the one will offer the other a job but with less pay if he is willing to take the time to learn, so to become qualified. Or perhaps there is a different jobs that he can do, hired by the same friend. A job that he can do that he doesn't have to be qualified to do. I think the best thing is to be honest with the friend looking for a ajob. tell him that you can not outright lie to your other friend so to land him a job that he is not qualified to do. Explain the possible repercussions if you did recommend him, without being honest and something were to happen. If he is truly a friend he will understand the predicament that lying would put you in. He may reconsider.

You should not recommend a less qualified person for any job if you are not sure of his/her qualification. This way you will lose both the friends. The friend whom you recommend will not get the job and blame you while the other friend will blame you for sending an under qualified person.

I definitely wouldn't recommend him for the job. It would be extremely stressful for your friend to try to do a job he isn't qualified for. I would speak to my other friend and see if they would be having any openings that the dear friend would be qualified for. To recommend a person for a job that they couldn't handle isn't doing anyone a favor!! Rather than hurting your dear friend's feelings about the job he isn't qualified for, I would say that they have people that they are re-interviewing for the job and that it would be filled that day. Add that you have checked to see if there was going to be other openings at the place and that as soon as there was an opening they would contact you. That way you don't put undo pressure on your friend that you would be recommending your dear friend to, so that he might hire an under qualified person and causing him embarrassment with his boss. And you don't put your dear friend in a position of taking on a job that is beyond his qualifications and making him feel like a failure. Plus it isn't putting the stress on your dear friend to try to work a job that may be beyond his capabilities. It would be like recommending a nurses aid for a brain surgeon position. The aid may know a bit about medicine, but not enough to do surgery. Obviously you love your friend and want him to get a job, but love him enough not to put him in a difficult position that he isn't qualified for and could end up being fired from the job and getting a bad reference.

I hope your other friend might have other vacancies for which your friend is qualified. If not for the moment, you might as well leave a message with him to wait for the opportunities. In this way, you can at least do something for your friend.

I would lie and say the job has been filled. Being honest and saying the job is open but you are not skilled for it, will just cause hurt feelings and resentment. All your friend may lie about their qualifications because they need a job. Then, if they mess up, your other friend will look bad and it make cause problems between you and that friend.